Hi all, I have a 1998 Jetta TDI I bought broken that I have been driving and slowly refurbishing. The PO hit a center divider with the right front while trying to negotiate a left turn. The car crunched the right front corner including the right front suspension. Both airbags deployed and the seat belt tensioners both fired. I replaced all broken parts in the suspension, both airbags, both seatbelts, fixed the AC, and a few misc small parts. I then daily drove the car for 6 months or so doing kid duty. The car performed flawlessly, tracking true and never returning less than mid 30's mpg. Then the oil pressure warning chime came on. Research on TDI club indicates that the problem is rarely the actual oil pressure, but usually a faulty sensor or a vacuum problem? I parked the car until I could get to testing it. I never got around to it and I probably won't. I lost even more interest when I was moving it around the side yard and the brake pedal went to the floor. Turns out the line to the rear rusted through.
The ,car has a new windshield, good AC, good interior (needs a few parts assembled), drove well until parked, and got great gas mileage. It needs the oil pressure problem diagnosed and fixed, the brake line to the rear replaced, and a few small rust spots stopped.
$1500 OBO
Email me at PTJoshMiller at Gmail dot com. Im in Gainesville, FL 32607.
